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Tracy Harrison

5 Ways to Start 'Seeing' Pain

The condition of pain is a universally-experienced phenomenon. With 20% of adults and 20-30% of children throughout the world with a...

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Let's Talk About Pain (with our colleagues)

It's difficult to talk about pain although it is everywhere. Although improvements have been made over the past 3o years, pain continues...

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PreEmpt Pain App. Exercise 3. Pain Scales.

Knowing which pain scale to use for your patients is an important aspect of pain assessment. Consistency in the use of the scales and...

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Pediatric Patients Need Appropriate Pain Management After Surgery

A summary of a rebuttal from pediatric pain experts (Agarwal, Hays, Chidambaran) regarding opioid use A November 2020 article in JAMA...

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PreEmpt Pain App. Exercise 2. The Quick Plan.

This next exercise for the PreEmpt Pain smartphone app jumps right into the most valuable asset of the clinical decision tool - a plan...

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Barriers to Effective Pain Management

In this 2007 article, Dr Eloise Carr provides an in-depth discussion of the numerous barriers that have contributed to acute pain after...

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Maintaining Connections with Your Discharged Patients

Have you ever wondered how your patients are coping at home after hospital discharge? Are they taking their medications as prescribed? ...

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How We Can Truly Impact Patient Satisfaction With Pain

Patient satisfaction in pain management can be difficult. We need to initiate conversations about pain... and then initiate a solid plan.

Tracy Harrison

Getting Pain Management Right

All of us will feel pain at some point in our lives. When it comes time for you or a loved one to have a surgical procedure or...